In case you missed it, the Grimsby & District Chamber of Commerce is holding it’s “All-Candidates Meet & Greet” this Saturday, October 3rd at St. Andrew’s Church between 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
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If you missed the Ward canadidate “Q&A” sessions, NewsNow has made recordings of them available on their website. The Ward 2 session is on October 17th, so without the aid of time machine it will not be posted until after that date.
You can listen/view the sessions by clicking the links below:
Ward 1 + Impromptu Mayoral Candidate Questions – Video Podcast
Ward 2 – Video Podcast
Ward 3 – Audio Podcast
Ward 4 – Video Podcast
Thanks to the organizers for holding these sessions and NewsNow for archiving them for your consideration.
EDITED 2022-10-23: Added Ward 2 Podcast
After reader demand for a Regional Councillor questionnaire similar to our Mayoral and Ward posts, we decided to go ahead and ask the two Regional Councillor Candidates their thoughts on growth, planning and issues in Grimsby at the Regional level. Both candidates responded to the questionnaire and the results are presented below.
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Last and certainly not least in our questionnaire series is the questions put to the Mayoral candidates on growth, planning and very importantly, governance in Grimsby. With only two candidates in the race, it was hoped we could provide you with two opinions on the questions. Only Mayor Jeff Jordan chose to respond and his opponent, John Dunstall, decided not to respond despite several emails sent to him regarding the questionnaire.
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It’s a Friday and the final post of the ward-by-ward roundup of candidates and their views on matters of growth, planning and development for your consideration. Ward 4 is by far the most transitional of wards with the largest group of new voters thanks to development over the past four years. Responses were received from all but one of the Ward 4 candidates, due to extenuating circumstances.
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Another day, another political ward. Today we will look at who is running in Ward 3 and how they tackled questions relating to responsible growth and development in Grimsby. If you aren’t sure what Ward you are in you can visit this Town page with the electoral map. Responses to our questions were received from all five Ward 3 candidates.
Don’t forget, you can vote for two candidates for Ward Councillors!
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Today our questionnaire makes the short journey to Ward 2, which saw large changes in its boundaries after the recent Ward Boundary review. If you aren’t sure what Ward you are in you can visit this Town page with the electoral map. Responses to our questions were received from all five Ward 2 candidates.
Don’t forget, you can vote for two candidates for Ward Councillors!
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Here is the first in our series of candidate profiles sprinkled in with some questions relating to planning and development and growth in Grimsby. All Ward and Mayoral candidates were emailed a short questionnaire last week and sent a “last call” reminder email before the deadline. Each day will feature one of Grimsby’s four municipal wards, with answers from the Mayoral candidates as a wrap on the series.
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We received a Facebook message yesterday from a resident asking about GCFRG candidate debates, well there are none. But after some asking around we did find out that a few local residents have organized Ward “Q&A” sessions.
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